Tim Ross

Tim Ross is an Australian actor best known for having played Steve Beaumont in Wonderland.

Early life Ross grew up in Adelaide. He developed an interest in acting at school, when he undertook drama classes and landed the lead role in several plays. His teacher encouraged him to focus on acting, and to audition for drama school.

Ross worked as a carpenter for his father in Adelaide, but after falling down a well and breaking his nose, decided to pursue a career in acting. He relocated to Melbourne after being accepted into the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA).

Career In 2010, Ross became an ensemble member of the Red Stitch Actors Theatre, before making his professional stage debut for the Melbourne Theatre Company, playing Laertes in a production of Hamlet. He followed this with a performance in the world premiere of Return to Earth. This was followed with appearances in police procedural series Rush, 2011 crime telemovie Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer was Here (as part of the Underbelly franchise) and British series Mrs Biggs, The film was picked up by the Hallmark Channel in the US and renamed Hearts Down Under for American audiences.

The following year, Ross played the regular roles of Dr Ben Patterson in season 3 of medical drama Harrow and John Martin in Network Ten teen mystery series Dive Club. In 2022, he joined the cast of kids Nickelodeon series Rock Island Mysteries at the end of the first season, playing against type, in a villainous role.

In 2023, Ross had a starring role in the film Romance at the Vineyard, which aired on the Great American Family channel. His other feature film credits include Bloody Hell (2020), The Reef: Stalked (2022), and Ron Howard’s Eden (2024), alongside Jude Law and Ana De Armas.

Personal life Ross is married with two sons. After having children, Ross and family relocated from Sydney to the Gold Coast, to live in a more 'relaxed environment'.

Between productions, Ross teaches acting for the screen and directing, at the Warehouse Workshop Actors Studio on the Gold Coast and online.

Filmography

Film

Television Year Title Role Notes 2008; 2010 Rush Will Caruthers 2 episodes 2009 Neighbours James Linden 6 episodes 2011 Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer was Here Snr Constable Darren Sherren TV movie 2012 Mrs Biggs Colin MacKenzie 1 episode 2013–2015 Wonderland Steve Beaumont 34 episodes 2016 The Code Peter 2 episodes 2017 Home and Away James Mayvers 11 episodes 2020 Informer 3838 Gary 'Chikka' Berich Miniseries, 2 episodes2021 Harrow Dr Ben Patterson 8 episodes Dive Club John Martin 8 episodes 2022–2023 Rock Island Mysteries Professor James 5 episodes

Theatre Year Title Role Notes Ref.2006 Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme David Craig Victorian College of the Arts A Midsummer Night’s Dream Lysander Our Country’s Good Harry Brewer Victory Ball 2007 The Perjured City X1 The Venetian Twins Pancrazio King Lear Edmund 2009 On Ego Derek Red Stitch Actors Theatre 2010 Oh Well Never Mind Bye Fin Ashmore 2011 Howie the Rookie The Rookie Lee (lead) Hamlet Laertes MTC Return to Earth Tom Waster 2012 Stop Rewind Dim Tour with Red Stitch Actors Theatre Behind Closed Doors Damien The Kitchen Sink Pete Red Stitch Actors Theatre 2013 4000 Miles Leo (lead)